Maintenance Supervisor - Los Angeles, CA

greystar; Newport; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing discount

Job summary

Greystar is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to manage upkeep across a Lease-Up community in Canada. You will oversee work orders, coordinate make-ready tasks, and ensure safety and quality in grounds, buildings, and amenities.

The role requires 5+ years in maintenance supervision, experience with Lease-Ups, New Construction, or Renovation, and owning your own hand tools. A housing discount is available and the schedule is Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm, on-site at the community.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Maintenance Supervisor (Prior experience with Lease Ups, New Construction, Renovation)
• Experience in property management maintenance, other building maintenance, or related trade
• Incumbents must provide own hand tools and be skilled in using hand/power tools safely
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively with residents, teammates and management

Responsibilities

• Assists and completes work orders from resident requests and routine upkeep
• Oversees the make-ready process to prepare vacant units for leasing
• Develops standards for cleanliness and appearance of grounds, exteriors, interiors and common areas
• Inspects work by service team members and contractors for quality and adherence to standards
• Maintains inventory of spare parts and coordinates tool purchases with the Community Manager
• Supports monthly preventative maintenance and budgeting for repairs and capital projects

Skills

Maintenance management

Customer service

Problem solving

Team coordination

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Measuring devices

Job description

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $350 billion of real estate in more than 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

This role oversees and performs technical and mechanical work that ensures the inside and external buildings, ground, amenities, and common areas of the community meet the Company's standards for cleanliness, appearance, safety, and overall functionality.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Property Type: Lease-Up

Unit Count: 270

Schedule: Monday-Friday; 9am - 6pm *Subject to change depending on business needs

Requirements: 5+ years of experience as a Maintenance Supervisor (Prior experience with Lease Ups, New Construction, Renovation)

Housing Discount: This position is eligible for a 100% housing discount

• Assists and completes work orders generated from resident requests for service, as well as routine upkeep on the community by diagnosing the source or cause of the defect or problem, and making repairs in accordance with established policies, procedures, safety standards, and code requirements.
• Oversees and completes the "make-ready" process to prepare vacant apartment homes for leasing and new move‑ins by completing the pre‑move‑out inspection, creating a "punch" list of maintenance work needed, scheduling vendors and contractors as needed, obtaining needed supplies and materials, completing all maintenance tasks, and inspecting completed work.
• Develops standards for the cleanliness and overall appearance of the community's grounds, amenities, building exteriors, market ready unit interiors, breezeways, curbs, signage, leasing office, central garbage areas, parking lots, and other buildings and common areas to ensure that they reflect and represent the high quality of the community and Greystar standards.
• Periodically inspects work performed by other service team members to assess effectiveness of policies and procedures and develop corrective action plans as needed.
• Periodically inspects work performed by contractors, vendors and other service providers to verify the work, materials and services meet quality standards, scope and specifications as required.
• Maintains adequate inventory of spare parts and maintenance materials and works with Community Manager to order supplies and tools as needed to stay within budgetary guidelines.
• Completes monthly preventative maintenance procedures as outlined in the Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Assists Community Manager in developing the budget for regular repair and maintenance and capital projects.
• Supports cost‑cutting and expense control programs by fixing rather than replacing parts when possible, not being wasteful with materials and supplies, and practicing the correct use for tools and equipment.
• Conducts regularly scheduled Greystar safety meetings, ensure all MSDS sheets are current and readily accessible, and keeps up to date on all OSHA and other safety related laws and requirements to ensure community compliance.
• Demonstrates customer services skills by treating residents and others with respect, answering questions from team and residents, responding sensitively to complaints about maintenance services, and assigned work orders with efficiency and urgency.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma, GED, or related experience and training.
• Experience in property management maintenance, other building maintenance, or related trade.
• Incumbents must provide own hand tools unless prohibited by State law and must be knowledgeable and skilled in the safe use and maintenance of hand tools, power tools, user‑moved aids, mechanical equipment and measuring devices.
• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define and correct problems.
• Proficiency in customer service and interpersonal communication skills in order to effectively interact with residents, clients, team members, and other business contacts, respond courteously to questions and requests, and stay calm when addressing and resolving customer problems.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively to represent company management in a support capacity, act as the first point of contact for internal team membe